NARALO Roundtable - Monday 12 June - 10:45-12:15 EDT (90 mins)
"Government efforts to expand Broadband Access in the US and Canada" will explore and critique federal, state and local initiatives to make broadband more available, affordable and usable. The panel will look at different approaches taking place in urban, rural and Indigenous communities and how these efforts are progressing, including programs seeking to improve access, financial affordability, device availability and end user activation.
AGENDA
- Welcome, Panel objective and methodology - Greg Shatan- 5 mins
- Marita Moll - Telecommunities Canada -government programs- 5 mins
- Andrew Martey Asare – (Business and Community Development Manager for National Capital FreeNet) end user perspective in Canada - 5 mins
- Grace Abuhamad, U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - USA - 5 mins
- Harold Feld - Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge - 5 mins
- Shane Tews - Non- Resident Senior Fellow for American Enterprise Institute (AEI) - 5 mins
- Panel discussion - 30 minutes
- Questions from the audience - 20 minutes
- Conclusions and takeaways - Greg Shatan and Panel members - 10 minutes
NARALO Networking Lunch - Monday 12 June - 12:15 - 13:45 (90 mins)
To be scheduled immediately following the NARALO Roundtable
Guest List
NARALO Open Meeting and Town Hall - Tuesday 13 June - 09:00 - 10:15 EDT - 13:00 - 14:15 UTC (75 mins)
The NARALO monthly meeting will be an open and interactive session, held in a “town hall” format. Topics will include operational concerns and policy issues of relevance for end users and end user organizations in the region. The session is public.
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